   7/22/2010 - Geva extends the run of Girls Night! News and Press Releases
Rochester’s biggest party of the summer will continue through the 13th of August. Due to popular demand, Geva Theatre Center announces ten additional performances of Girls Night The Musical.
7/21/2010 - Girls Night is definitely one for the ladies! Review
But the less-than-traditional audience that filled the theater was merely a reflection of the show on stage. As the name suggests, "Girls Night" is definitely one for the ladies, although there were a handful of brave men in the crowd on opening night. ("Suckers!" the welcoming voice-over playfully taunted.) On the surface "Girls Night" appears to be a glorified bachelorette party onstage, but at its core, the show is a relatively rousing two-hour celebration of girl power.
7/15/2010 - Girls Night: The Musical on stage at Geva Review
Call your girlfriends and head to Geva Theatre – It's "Girl's Night Out".
That's right. Girls Night: The Musical is now on stage and the party
starts the minute the lights come up on stage. The show will have you dancing in your seat.
7/12/2010 - Summer Gets Hotter at Geva! News and Press Releases
As we are currently experiencing a heatwave in Rochester, I thought it only apropos to talk about the heatwave happening in our Mainstage, namely Girls Night the Musical. Think of it as “Sex in the City” meets “Desperate Housewives” with a little Mamma Mia thrown in for good measure.
6/29/2010 - Girls Night: The Musical, Reviewed by Ron Gross Review
BOTTOM LINE: Our highest recommendation! I’ve never seen an audience enjoy a musical more than at this touching and hilarious romp.
6/25/2010 - 'Girl Talk' follows in the fun footsteps of 'Girls Night' News and Press Releases
"Sonya Carter abandoned a 12-year corporate career with American Express to hit the boards with "Girls Night: The Musical," a tale of friends out for a bit of fun one evening. It played in Wilmington twice, and now Carter will be back Tuesday and Wednesday in another production by the same company, the world premiere of "Girl Talk: The Musical." It's more than girls just wanting to have fun, says Carter. "Every night is a new experience. This show is so different in that it really engages the audience. "
6/25/2010 - A night of 'Girl Talk' News and Press Releases
"Tim Flaherty, the president of Entertainment Events Inc., and Louise Roche, a British playwright, have discovered a theatrical goldmine."
6/25/2010 - 'Girl Talk' makes premiere at Dupont Theater News and Press Releases
"Sonya Carter knows there’s no business like show business. “Growing up, I was that kid who always made everybody sit down and watch me dance and sing,” she said over the phone. But, Carter’s road to a career on the stage came a little later in life."
4/28/2010 - "Girls" is a Bunch of Fun Review
From The Philadelphia Inquirer, By Toby Zinman: The "girls" who came to see Girls Night were every age, shape, size, race, and color. There were even a few guys. A group of 11 high school teachers was sitting next to me. Everybody seemed to have the same good time. The show's unpretentious fun and the talented, unembarrassable women on stage had all of the audience on their feet, clapping, singing, and dancing in the aisles.
4/9/2010 - Theater Review: ‘Girls Night’ at the Temple Theater in Des Moines Review
SPECIAL TO THE REGISTER The cast of “Girls Night: The Musical” tell the story of five longtime friends, one of whom is a ghost, and belt out 14 classic songs. (Special to the Register)
2/17/2010 - 'Til Death: Late Night Catechism' gives the audience top billing Review
The line on the accompanying pop-out box says “Play review,” but “’Til Death Do Us Part: Late Nite Catechism 3” is more an event. The audience is the show.
7/27/2009 - GIRLS NIGHT: THE MUSICAL at the Downstairs Cabaret at Sofia's Review
When the whole audience joins in to chant "I Will Survive," you realize that "Girls Night: The Musical" is not just a silly bachelorette-flavored night on the town. It's a rally. It involves the audience deeply and sincerely in a way that the current Broadway production of "Hair," in its earnestness, can only envy.
9/22/2008 - Get Ready for a Fun "Girls Night" Out Review
The opening night of "Girls Night: The Musical" at Shea's Smith Theatre was an estrogen extravaganza. Under a spinning disco ball, there was raucous laughter, singing and dancing - and that was just the audience.
12/4/2007 - Wimple while you work: Sister leads "Christmas Catechism" Review
So, a nun walks into a theater. No, really. It's not a joke. Not yet.
10/31/2007 - Paramount musical celebrates female friendships News and Press Releases
There's nothing quite so entertaining as watching girls who just want to have fun. They can be catty and cynical, silly or serious, weepy or wistful. And they've evene been known to get a bit raunchy every now and then - usually after midnight and only with the most innocent of intentions.
10/25/2007 - Sister rules, with sharp humor and nostalgia Review
"Late Nite Catechism" at the Olney Theatre Center for the Arts through Nov. 11, takes a hilarious and nostalgic look at parochial school education 40-some years ago, and incorporates many of the changes in the church since then, but it is never unkind or cynical about either the old or the new ways.
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By Sabrina Powers The cliche girls night out has always come across as a little cheesy to me, so I was a bit hesitant to sit through Girls Night: The Musical, showing at the Bolton Theatre at the Cleveland Play House. So to start the night off, my friend and I decided to arm ourselves with a few drinks at Stages, the restaurant and bar conveniently located in the Cleveland Play House. It's a bit stiff inside, with a piano player and a slightly older crowd, but definitely an enjoyable spot to stop before a show for dinner or cocktails. Heading into the lobby, I felt as if I had walked into an estrogen sponsored arena. There were female vendors lined up on all sides of the lobby selling jewelry, face products, spa packages and purses. There were hot pink feather boas for sale and cosmopolitan deals. It was the epitome of an eight year old girl's dreamed up version of what adult female life is like. A little much, yes. But if anything, this experience will put a smile on your face. How can you not get a kick out of your usher dancing you to your seat? And it seems as if the feeling is contagious. The medium sized theater was filled to the brim with women dancing and singing to their favorite love ballads. Singing? Dancing? Love Ballads? Imagine this if you can: Sex in the City meets Desperate Housewives. Then, throw in Grease as an offbeat third ingredient and you've got Girls Night: The Musical. The plot is centered on five thirtyish-something friends...normal enough. Aside from the fact that one of them is dead, and appears in the play as an unseen angel, fully clad in glittering white denim and wings. Sharon (energetically played by Crystal Kellogg) narrates the entire time, providing flashbacks into the lives of all five women. The living ladies are out for a night of karaoke and the tried and true (and a bit tired) dialogue of man bashing, child birth and a few pretty vulgar jokes come into play. This is all accomplished while the actresses dramatically belt out songs such as Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, I Will Survive, I'm Every Woman and We Are Family. In fact, I Will Survive is in there twice, both times compelling every woman in the audience to get up and dance. With all of its pink, peppy singing and dancing, the musical also incorporates depressing themes such as divorce, infidelity and mental illness - like I said, there's a dead friend narrating. With the candy sweet theme the show has going, these issues seem strangely out of place. Still, the musical has components of a successful night out: Cocktails (you can pre-order so you'll have your drinks ready and waiting for you at intermission), plenty of music and quite a few laughs. If you intend to go, do yourself a favor and leave your boyfriend - or any male you slightly respect - at home. The audience was 100% female, so bring a friend who's not afraid to act like a girly fool for the night. Girls Night: The Musical runs now until July 6th at the Bolton Theatre located in the Cleveland Play House. |
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